University of California - Los Angeles: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #13 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #11 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #11 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 249 | In California |
| #1 of 31 | In Los Angeles |
| #4 of 2,328 | For Gender Studies |
| Top10 | For 31 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 9%
- Undergraduates
- 33,040
- Graduates
- 13,638
- Male:Female Ratio
- 42:58
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.ucla.edu
University of California - Los Angeles Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of California - Los Angeles has an acceptance rate of 9% and is among the top 2% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 9% | 7% | 10% |
| Applicants | 145,903 | 67,384 | 78,519 |
| Admissions | 12,736 | 4,979 | 7,757 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,579 | 2,365 | 4,214 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 6 | 1 | 5 |
5,029 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
649 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Asian | 12427 (27%) |
|---|---|
| White | 11981 (26%) |
| Hispanic | 9677 (21%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 6347 (14%) |
| Two or more races | 3095 (7%) |
| Black or African American | 1686 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1310 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 73 (0.2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $22,441
- Students receiving aid
- 60%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $11,834 | $12,264 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,834 | $12,264 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $42,611 | $27,366 |
| Fee in-district | $1,913 | $1,619 |
| Fee in-state | $1,913 | $1,619 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,913 | $1,619 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 23,912 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,148 |
University of California - Los Angeles majors
University of California - Los Angeles has granted 9,182 bachelor's degrees across 103 programs, 3,967 master's across 92 programs, and 1,402 doctorate degrees across 77 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Los Angeles.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Science | 909 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 692 | 114 | 17 |
| Psychology, General | 654 | 34 | 28 |
| Sociology, General | 630 | 14 | 15 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 601 | 5 | 17 |
| Computer Science | 340 | 153 | 28 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 409 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 128 | 218 | 37 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 353 | 8 | 9 |
| Law | 320 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 187 | 87 | 39 |
| Education, General | 237 | 56 | |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 263 | ||
| Physiology, General | 216 | 23 | |
| History, General | 222 | 3 | 12 |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 226 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 213 | 4 | 7 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 222 | ||
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | 49 | 156 | 4 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 208 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 111 | 96 | |
| Human Biology | 205 | ||
| Communication, General | 194 | 4 | |
| Anthropology, General | 167 | 8 | 15 |
| Medicine | 183 | ||
| Biochemistry | 181 | ||
| Neuroscience | 165 | 15 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 91 | 66 | 14 |
| Chemistry, General | 64 | 61 | 37 |
| Statistics, General | 134 | 19 | 9 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 134 | ||
| Engineering, General | 123 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 73 | 24 | 26 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 70 | 29 | 23 |
| Mathematics, Other | 122 | ||
| Philosophy | 102 | 6 | 5 |
| Public Health, Other | 104 | 8 | |
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 111 | ||
| Physics, General | 73 | 24 | 14 |
| Dentistry | 107 | ||
| Environmental Science | 105 | 1 | |
| Social Work | 93 | 12 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | 13 | 16 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 63 | 31 | 6 |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 89 | 7 | |
| Computational Mathematics | 87 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 85 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 29 | 33 | 22 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 77 | 1 | 3 |
| Development Economics and International Development | 80 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 68 | 5 | 6 |
| Epidemiology | 68 | 11 | |
| Actuarial Science | 78 | ||
| Library Science, Other | 77 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 63 | 10 | 1 |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 58 | 14 | |
| Geography | 58 | 2 | 11 |
| Financial Mathematics | 69 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 46 | 22 | |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | 57 | 11 | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 67 | ||
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 61 | 2 | 3 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 62 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 57 | 1 | 2 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 22 | 34 | 4 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 52 | 4 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 55 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 51 | ||
| Music, General | 2 | 41 | 8 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 39 | 1 | 4 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 43 | ||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 40 | ||
| Linguistics | 28 | 5 | 6 |
| Biostatistics | 23 | 12 | |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 18 | 8 | 7 |
| Astrophysics | 30 | ||
| Ecology | 30 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 25 | 4 | |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | 29 | ||
| Dance, General | 24 | 4 | |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 27 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 27 | ||
| Statistics, Other | 27 | ||
| Labor Studies | 24 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 24 | ||
| Architecture | 17 | 6 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 22 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 22 | ||
| American Literature (United States) | 21 | ||
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other | 10 | 8 | |
| Environmental Health | 15 | 3 | |
| Music Management | 18 | ||
| Asian-American Studies | 10 | 7 | |
| Comparative Literature | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Health Services Administration | 17 | ||
| Japanese Language and Literature | 17 | ||
| Jazz & Jazz Studies | 17 | ||
| Molecular Biochemistry | 10 | 7 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 17 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 16 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 5 | 10 | |
| East Asian Studies | 15 | ||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 10 | 5 | |
| Molecular Physiology | 14 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 14 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 14 | ||
| Biophysics | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Materials Science | 13 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Korean Language and Literature | 12 | ||
| American Indian & Native American Studies | 6 | 5 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 11 | ||
| Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 6 | 5 | |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | 10 | 1 | |
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 10 | ||
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | 10 | ||
| Molecular Pharmacology | 10 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other | 9 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 9 | ||
| Archeology | 6 | 2 | |
| Human & Medical Genetics | 7 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 5 | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 6 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 5 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 3 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Islamic Studies | 1 | 2 | |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 3 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 2 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 3 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 2 | ||
| European Studies & Civilization | 2 | ||
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 2 | ||
| Information Science & Studies | 2 | ||
| Latin Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Molecular Toxicology | 2 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | ||
| Russian Studies | 2 | ||
| Structural Engineering | 2 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 2 | ||
| African Studies | 1 | ||
| Applied Economics | 1 | ||
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 | ||
| Computer Engineering, Other | 1 | ||
| Geochemistry | 1 | ||
| Geological & Geophysical Engineering | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 1 | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | ||
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | 1 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 9,182 | 3,967 | 1,402 |
University of California - Los Angeles has a graduation rate of 93%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 93% | 90% | 94% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of California - Los Angeles is a world-class research university with 364,058 scientific papers published and 18,223,106 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3691 | 84905 |
| 1993 | 3691 | 82159 |
| 1994 | 3808 | 88296 |
| 1995 | 3775 | 96174 |
| 1996 | 4053 | 102337 |
| 1997 | 4155 | 110922 |
| 1998 | 4668 | 123949 |
| 1999 | 4615 | 134954 |
| 2000 | 5157 | 157468 |
| 2001 | 5522 | 172607 |
| 2002 | 7201 | 213815 |
| 2003 | 7096 | 237810 |
| 2004 | 7166 | 263383 |
| 2005 | 7902 | 305016 |
| 2006 | 8158 | 345106 |
| 2007 | 8456 | 381543 |
| 2008 | 8946 | 425344 |
| 2009 | 9034 | 467554 |
| 2010 | 9515 | 516663 |
| 2011 | 10053 | 578767 |
| 2012 | 10429 | 636017 |
| 2013 | 10544 | 689014 |
| 2014 | 11236 | 737002 |
| 2015 | 11418 | 772709 |
| 2016 | 11625 | 788993 |
| 2017 | 12042 | 828177 |
| 2018 | 12841 | 882929 |
| 2019 | 13703 | 971781 |
| 2020 | 15882 | 1142182 |
| 2021 | 16105 | 1245497 |
| 2022 | 15733 | 1174728 |
| 2023 | 16341 | 1194003 |
| 2024 | 12665 | 1153797 |
University of California - Los Angeles alumni
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Occupations
- politicianautobiographertelevision actorpowerlifterbusinessperson
- Biography
-
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011.
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Marilyn Monroe
- Enrolled in the University of California - Los Angeles
- 1951-1962 studied literary studies and art
- Occupations
- film actorPlayboy Playmateactorautobiographermodel
- Biography
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Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2023) by her death in 1962.
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Mila Kunis
- Occupations
- television producervoice actorchild actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series That '70s Show (1998–2006) at age 15. She has voiced Meg Griffin on the Fox animated series Family Guy since 1999.
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Nicolas Cage
- Occupations
- directorfilm actortelevision producerexecutive producervoice actor
- Biography
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Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, his participation in various film genres has gained him a cult following.
General info
| Alternative names | UCLA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 |
| Motto | Let There Be Light |
| Colors | ucla blue, ucla gold |
| Academic calendar | September to June. Also Summer Session.Quarters. |
| Total FTE staff | 27,258 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 405 Hilgard Ave Los Angeles, California, 90095-1405 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 3,899,000 |
| Phone | 3108254321 |